AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs AMD Phenom II X3 B73

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X6 1045T and AMD Phenom II X3 B73 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X6 1045T

  • CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
  • 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 3
  • Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1284 vs 1056
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3210 vs 1538
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2010 vs October 2009
Number of cores 6 vs 3
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L1 cache 768 KB vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 3 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1284 vs 1056
PassMark - CPU mark 3210 vs 1538

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X6 1045T
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 B73

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1284
1056
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3210
1538
Name AMD Phenom II X6 1045T AMD Phenom II X3 B73
PassMark - Single thread mark 1284 1056
PassMark - CPU mark 3210 1538
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1915
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7420
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.255
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 14.359
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.277
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.376
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.413

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X6 1045T AMD Phenom II X3 B73

Essentials

Architecture codename Thuban Heka
Family AMD Phenom
Launch date September 2010 October 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $175 $75
OPN PIB HDT45TWFGRBOX
OPN Tray HDT45TWFK6DGR
Place in performance rating 2221 2223
Price now $175 $75
Series AMD Phenom II X6
Value for money (0-100) 8.11 10.75
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.7 GHz
Die size 346 mm 258 mm
L1 cache 768 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 3 MB 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 6 MB 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 71°C
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 2.8 GHz
Number of cores 6 3
Transistor count 904 million 758 million
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Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 95 Watt